About Stratus AI

Practical AI from someone who actually builds it

No theory. No slide decks about AI strategy that never get implemented. Just someone who shows up, understands your business, and builds things that work.

Hi, I'm Stuart.

I founded Stratus AI because I kept seeing the same problem: businesses knew they needed to do something with AI, but they didn't have the expertise in-house to know where to start — or the time to figure it out.

I work directly inside your business, not at arm's length. That means understanding how you actually operate, where the friction is, and what an AI tool needs to do to fit into your existing workflow — not the other way around.

My background is in working with small and mid-size businesses across media, advertising, and services. I've spent years watching companies leave time and money on the table because the tools existed but no one could bridge the gap between "AI can do this" and "here's the thing running in your business."

That's the gap Stratus AI fills.

How I work differently

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Hands-on, not advisory-only

I don't just tell you what to do — I build it. Every tool, flow, and agent I recommend is something I'll also configure, test, and hand over working.

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Focused on what delivers

AI can do a lot of things. Most of them aren't worth your money right now. I focus on the highest-impact use cases for your specific situation — not the flashiest.

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Built to run without me

The goal is always something your team can use and maintain. I train people, document everything, and build within the tools you already have where possible.

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Inside your tools, not new ones

Most clients are already in Microsoft 365. I build inside Copilot, Teams, Outlook, and Power Automate — so there's nothing new to learn or subscribe to.

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Direct access, always

You're not going through an account manager. When you work with Stratus AI, you work with me — the person who built the thing and knows how to fix it.

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Plain English, always

No jargon, no buzzword-heavy decks. I explain what I'm building, why it works, and what it'll do for your business in language that makes sense.

Why I started Stratus AI

The businesses that are going to win over the next few years are the ones that figure out AI early — not the enterprises with massive budgets, but the smaller, faster-moving companies that actually implement it rather than just talking about it.

Most of those businesses can't afford a full-time AI team. They don't need one. What they need is someone who can embed the right tools into the right places — and then leave them running.

That's what Stratus AI is for.

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